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Welcome to the ECC Documentation Wiki

The ECC Wiki is the technical documentation of the BCS-460 Temperature Controller. This wiki is community based, BCS-460 owners are encouraged to contribute where they see the documentation is lacking.

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Contents 1 Accessing the BCS 2 Wire the BCS 3 Program the BCS 4 Settings explained, page by page 5 Expansion Cards 6 Open Interface API 7 Administrative 8 Utilities 9 Troubleshooting and FAQ

[edit] Accessing the BCS

• Accessibility - Start here. Connect to the BCS interface, and control it with a browser.

[edit] Wire the BCS

• Wiring and Physical Specifications - Connect the BCS to the outside world. Pinouts, specs, etc.

[edit] Program the BCS

• Programming - Make it do something useful.
• System Examples - Step by step examples of programming the BCS, starting simple and ramping up to complex. Config files posted for downloading.

[edit] Settings explained, page by page

The main documentation of the BCS-460 is organized by each control page. Settings and parameters are described in detail.

• Main Control - The Main Control page is the place to go for system monitoring and control.
• Data Log - Interactive charts, and data logging.
• Add/Edit State Machines - Program the controller.
• Temp Setpoint Adjust - Fine tune the temperature setpoint of running Processes.
• Ladder Logic - Low level control.
• Thermo Test - Read the Temperature Probe measurements for probe calibration.
• Ethernet Settings - Network settings and statistics.
• System Settings - Setup and Initialization of the controller. Enable I/O, set PID and probe parameters.

[edit] Expansion Cards

• Digi16 - Adds 12 outputs and 4 dins. Up to (4) Digi16 cards supported per BCS.

[edit] Open Interface API

• Open Interface API - BCS systems utilize a simple HTTP GET/POST mechanism to control and monitor the unit. The protocol is completely open and documented here, allowing adventurous users the ability to develop custom GUIs and third-party interfaces.
• BCS Perl Library - Coming soon.

[edit] Administrative

• Calibrate Temperature Probes
• Updating Firmware - ( Firmware Images and Errata )
• Hard Reset

[edit] Utilities

• Datalog viewer: http://www.embeddedcontrolconcepts.com/datalog.html
• BCSfinder Utility - Finds connected BCS devices.

[edit] Troubleshooting and FAQ

Troubleshooting - Frequently asked questions, and answers to common pitfalls.